January 2002 — Editorial
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Instructional Networks - Some Emerging Tools
Conclusions
Today, education buyers, particularly in the K-12 area, have budgets for technology, often supported by bond issues and other large-scale financing opportunities. As the Internet becomes more closely integrated into instruction, the amount of digital content shall multiply and the number of devices shall increase. The need for high-speed Internet access, including T1, T3, cable or satellite is growing. However, we must be aware of promising too much and overselling. The Internet is usually portrayed as having the possibility to communicate all over the world through a very high bandwidth. Access is still limited and cities do not have the local infrastructure to take advantage of high-speed Web connection. With so many new devices on the market - and more becoming available - we must listen to the learners and their concerns, because they are responsible for their own learning. Tools need to be highly flexible and adaptive to their learning needs and capabilities.
